21st Century Learning and Teaching

And since then, plenty more forward-thinking learning professionals have recognised the value of Twitter for their own professional learning – with Twitter rising to the top of the Top 100 Tools for Learning in 2008 and staying in that position for the last 6 years.

Now, of course Twitter has become mainstream, brands and celebrities have their own Twitter accounts to promote themselves, there are live chats every day on all kinds of topics  – with even TV programmes holding their own live chats. But just like with any society, it has unfortunately meant a darker side of Twitter has emerged too.

Nevertheless, Twitter is still the most important place for me to find out what is going on in the world, but I can understand how newcomers today might be daunted at the prospective of joining up. Most of the press would have them believe it’s just a place for finding out what their colleagues had for breakfast, or what their favourite celebrity is wearing today, but it has does have clear professional value too.

Learn more:

- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/?s=twitter

- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2015/03/28/learning-to-learn-for-my-professional-development-i-did-it-my-way/

Twitter is finding increasing repute as an education tool, and with so many of the world’s top minds coming together each day, why not?

Read more, very interesting...:

http://edudemic.com/2012/09/secret-to-twitter/

The Pope is now on twitter! The first tweet from the summit of Mt Everest also happened recently.

News no longer breaks, it tweets.

In the best case scenario, Twitter is a great vehicle for connecting, sharing resources, and personal and professional learning. The key is separating the good from the bad.

Read more:

http://oli.etlo.org/node/16

Social media allows for the free and open exchange of information and empowers its users to create their own communities.

In these communities, ideas, questions, connections, and content are what are drive the user experience.

===> For the educator this means engaging, sharing, and collaborating with other educators to build learning communities around their individual professional learning needs as well as creating authentic learning experiences for their students. <===

Although LinkedIn gets a lot of love as a professional social media site, Twitter is a force that can’t be ignored by up-and-coming young professionals.

It’s a great place to get connected and informed, and an especially good resource for growing professionally. But how exactly can you use Twitter for professional development? Check out our list to find 25 different ways.

Read more, a MUST:

http://edudemic.com/2012/09/25-ways-to-use-twitter-to-improve-your-professional-development/

 How-To use Twitter with success for Education and more… . . Ever wanted to use Twitter but didn’t find his utility? You tried Twitter but you didn’t have that success with it? 

Read more:

http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/how-to-use-twitter-with-success-for-education-and-more/